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Strategic Alliances: The Crucial Role of Executive Sponsorship in Realising Potential

Peter Simoons

“Who is your executive sponsor for this alliance?” I asked the alliance manager. This alliance manager had already been looking after the particular alliance we were discussing for two years. This not only benefits the company, but also the alliance and last but not least, the alliance manager themself.

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BTD’s Spotlight on Alliance Management: Glancing Back, Looking Forward

BTD Consulting

Beginning in early 2000, I led Andersen Consulting/Accenture’s clumsily named MAASCE – Mergers, Acquisitions & Alliances Strategy Center of Excellence. I have participated in the coming-of-age of alliance management as a professional discipline. We will focus on action – What should a manager do?

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Nurturing Business Ecosystem Maturing

Phoenix Consulting Group

The PCAP incorporates best practices from The ASAP Alliance Management Handbook , which in the profession is often cited as the bible for alliance management and was also developed to be consistent with the ISO 44001 framework for collaborative business relationships. So how do you measure that power?